Around 75,000 Ukrainian people have arrived here since Russia's invasion began in February of last year.

Leitrim remains the area with the most amount of students enrolled across the 3 counties.

These statistics are monitored through PPS numbers by the Central Statistic Office on a monthly basis.

The remembrance ceremony in St Mel's Cathedral will mark 1 year since the invasion of Ukraine.

At least 487 children were killed and 954 injured since the conflict began a year ago today.

Nationally, close to one million euro was used by county councils for the initiative.

Those attending will also hear the story of how one refugee escaped the town of Bucha.